Eldon S. WALTER

WALTER, RUHLE, DEMOOY, FOLKERS, LEWIS

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 11/29/2016 at 16:50:27

August 26, 1920 ---- November 24, 2016

RENWICK — A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at United Methodist Church, Renwick, Iowa, followed by an interment at Swiss Cemetery, Renwick, IA. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service, also at the church.

Eldon S. Walter was born August 26, 1920 in Geneva Township, Michigan to Hal and Lena (Ruhle) Walter. He received his education at Coleman High School and graduated in 1939. After graduating, he worked for Dow Chemical Co. in Midland MI, until moving to the Renwick area in 1946.

He married Berniece DeMooy on May 31, 1947 and began farming in 1948. He farmed until his retirement in 1998. He then worked for Bernard Nelson for the next ten years as he enjoyed farming and running the equipment in the field. He was a devoted church member where he served as a Sunday school teacher and also served on many of the church committees while living in the Renwick area. He will be greatly missed.

Eldon S. Walter, 96, of Renwick, passed away on November 24, 2016, at the North Care Center in Humboldt, IA. He is survived by a brother Roy (Lois) Walter of Coleman, MI, Several nieces and nephews and friend Luonna Folkers of Humboldt, IA. He was preceded in death by his wife, Berniece (DeMooy) Walter; parents, Hal and Lena Walter; brother, Amos (Esther) Walter and his sister, M. Verdella (Kenneth) Lewis.

Oakcrest Funeral Services, Renwick, Iowa
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